When historians get around to describing the late twentieth and early twenty first century hysteria about climate, Andrew Montford will get a big mention as one of the individuals who particularly contributed to turning back this bizarre tide of irrationality. He blogged. Then he started blogging in particular about climate. Then ...

It might be a bit tricky to visualize a movie version, but innovative filming techniques can show Hockey Team villains drooling and cackling over their keyboards in dark dank chambers, while heroic auditors and skeptics shine internet spotlights from afar.

I hope it will be in the tradition of a Hitchcock thriller: no bloodshed, just intense psychological drama, please.

I will be amongst those pre-ordering. If it is up to the standards of the Hockey Stick Illusion will be worth a 5-star review on Amazon. However, unlike the reviews for Michael Mann's book, a 5-star review has to be earned from the actual reading and evaluation of the book.

What is the purpose of the book: to make money or to spread The Word? If the former then good luck to you. If the latter, then why not make a PDF available for no charge (in the manner of David Mackay's Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air)? I might read your book as a PDF, but I would never pay for it.

Just a thought that, like the HSI, this book might just make a suitable gift for open minded scientists, especially those who currently accept CAGW. There are a lot of genuine folk out there who would be horrified to discover how they have been misinformed.